wow. wow. that was really really sad. poor 'Mione. Of course, it really does make sense that something of this sort could happen. I mean, of course the Death Eaters and Voldemort would want her, she is so often referred to as one of the smartest to pass through Hogwarts. I like Herimone a lot, I really do. But I could see this almost really Happening, though I wuld be saddened a lot. She is a coward at heart, and she has been known to admit it, and JKR has said so herself. Hermione puts on a show of confidence and feels the need to please because she is to cowardly to admit you can never ALWAYS be the best. But here, here you have taken her cowardice to a whole other level. You have proven that Hermione has options, perhaps thesame options only one other person has/had in this war, Draco Malfoy. He isn't mentioned in the story, obviously, but he is the only other person in this war who has the option of Dark or Light, while every other character has had their decision pressed upon them already, by prophecy, revenge, or parenting, those two were/ are being, offered a choice. Oh. Great. Just, Lovely, I do believe you have just turned me into a Dramione shipper. Lovely. Absolutely Lovely. I hope your Happy, bcause before I read this story (and its almost funny because it IS a Ron/Hermione story lol) I was a ron/hermione shipper, but I think your Ron Hermione story has just changed my entire outlook on the relationship between Mafoy and Hermione. hahaha. lol. ayways, good work. Definete 10/10. Awesome plot. ~Luna AKA AloneintheDark

Author's Response: ... Wow.

I cannot believe you got so much out of my story. You just made my dad, loff.

Wow. I really liked that. I've read stories where Ron turns Death-Eater on Hermione, but the other way around? Never. It's refreshing, I suppose. I really liked that. It had such emotion, such feeling. Such description. Loved it. 10. You're one of my favourite authors; spectacular work.

What a neat challenge you took up here! I love the ones that really try and push authors to branch out and try something new. So kudos to you for taking it up.

To the story...I really liked the underlying premise of the piece; the idea of Hermione being killed by the one she loved is a very powerful storyline to work with and I thought you did a pretty good job with it here. I didn’t have any trouble following along and the underlying mechanics of your writing were solid. That said, I’ll focus here mainly on my critiques, as I indicated I would in my review thread.

I know this was a no dialogue challenge, so the entirety of the story by default must be pure narration, but I felt overwhelmed by Hermione’s musings here. You broke the story up a bit with her recollection of dinner with Ron, but the story was primarily her own internal reflections. Her self-loathing and self-pity (which are completely understandable here), without a great deal of anything to break it all up, makes the story read a bit more angsty than sad. Perhaps if you had explained more about why she stayed a Death Eater or how she fought against the Imperious Curse (as opposed to just her feelings of guilt, regret and sadness afterwards), I could have sympathized with her more— felt more of an emotional connection to her plight. Without more than a basic understanding of the circumstances that led to this point, it’s hard to get emotionally invested. That said, I completely understand that this was a one-shot and full explanations are not always possible, but this piece could have easily been double the length and still made for a relatively short read.

Well, there you go. Thanks for sharing your story. I enjoyed it (and what a beautiful banner!), and best of luck if you take up any other challenges!

You wrote this brilliantly. I love the whole story line. How Hermione in a way betrayed them all, and though I don't think you met for this to happen, she is being very uncowardly and calling herself out. And not blaming her predictument on anybody but herself, which is hard for a lot of people to do. Anyways I really loved this story, and I hope you have more stories to read, because I'd loved to read them!
~Alex

Author's Response: Wow, thanks for such a nice review. I actually did mean for Hermione to be brave and blame herself, because that's just how her character came across to me.

Wow, yeah, I do have other stories to read. Just check out my authors page, I think I have like ... 5, maybe?

Wow, this was for the no dialogue challenge eh? Well done! I feel bad for Hermione, poor girl doesnt deserve to die in that way, so in terms of pathos towards the character, fab job. Is it going to be novel length? Because I would love to see more! -Valhalla Adonis-Snape(Skyris)

Author's Response: Nah, sadly this is only a one-shot. Could you imagine trying to decipher a novel without any dialouge? And, really, trying to write one?

Very angst-y, made me sad, which is good since it was obviously the point. You have a way of explaining flashbacks, it wasn't awkard or cheesy. You let it explain itself. I just wish there was a way for R/Hr to talk to eahc other and all that romancy stuff, but that would have to include dialogue. Very good story. 9/10 :D

Author's Response: Yes, I agree the talking would be great - maybe it would have made the fic better. But it was a no-dialouge ficcy, so ... Thanks for the lovely review.

Ahh. No, that wasn't confusing at all. I loved it, and the writing was spectacular. You have a talent my dear. That story really made me think, and I enjoy that. Poor Hermione, such a tragic way to die. And especially since it was Ron who'd done it without realizing.
Excellent, excellent.
Phoenixx.

Author's Response: Thank you for all the praise. I'm glad the story made you think, I enjoy that in a fic, too.

Author's Response: First off, I must say that it was hard to write without dialouge. But, it was a good challenge.

Hermione was forced to be a Death Eater, while Ron remained on Harry's side. The story was set in a battle, so Ron was obviously going to injure/kill any Death Eater he came across. In this case, the Death Eater was Hermione, though he didn't know that.